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    Design Manager 4 beta Notice the wording in my statement above: "Adopted 2.0 Draft Specification of UML." It is true that the specification is still in draft status‚ but the key is that the Draft Specification has been adopted by OMG‚ a consortium that does not adopt new standards until they become pretty solid. There will be some changes to the specification before UML 2 is completely adopted‚ but these changes should be minimal. The main changes will be in the internals of UML--involving features typically

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    TOPIC: Why is a decline of large carnivores important? - The roles of large carnivores in the ecosystems They make population of herbivores smaller and thus preserve balance of plants and they also turn grass lands into tundra. They disrupt natural balance of other animals and their natural habitat. That why humans kill them - Positive and negative impacts on the presence and the absence of large carnivores‚ respectively Positive impact on the presence is that they keep plants balance

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    we ask ourselves about the importance of our cultures. How does our cultural identity define us‚ if at all—and what exactly does it mean to be an American? Throughout history‚ and despite a past peppered with racial discrimination‚ America has always been an amalgamation of countless cultural identities. With this in mind‚ it can be safely said that in today’s society‚ race most definitely matters. Before the reasons of why race matters can be determined‚ we must first define what it means to be

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    4th Period Definition Essay‚ “What is an American” FINAL DRAFT Paste your final draft here: What Is an American? What does it mean to be an American? Many will have similarities in their answers but none will ever be the same. When we started this unit‚ my definition was to have a deep history in the U.S.‚ having opportunities to better yourself‚ and having freedom. Some people are never able to experience the feeling of living the American dream. Native Americans‚ who are the original people of

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    or African peoples. But the name of India has never been mentioned in spite of the fact that India‚ an equally ancient civilization also grew and developed almost simultaneously with the famous Maya and Aztec Empires. They had developed their own cultures and reached their peak‚ made tremendous achievements in the fields of arts‚ architecture‚ sciences like astronomy and medicine. Indian mythological stories‚ the Jataka and Kathasaritsagar refer to the golden land of the Maya‚ their kings‚ their architectural

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    Muslim world had taken a definite turn‚ and there were some signs of resuscitation in the moribund body of the Muslim Urnmah. If we look at it closely‚ the middle half of this century presents an astounding picture. On one hand‚ the process of decline and deterioration reached its lowest ebb in the events of 1967 and 1971. On the other hand‚ there was also a widespread movement towards revival and the beginning of a process of renewal. It commenced during the years 1920-1925. For the past fifty

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    How does America define freedom? In Franklin D. Roosevelt’s speech‚ “The Four Freedoms”‚ he defines freedom as the “supremacy of human rights everywhere” (Roosevelt 45). A type of freedom that Americans have is expressing their religion. In America‚ there

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    woman was a woman. Its a shame today‚ women are becoming girls - who don’t know where they belong anymore. Before‚ nakedness was a taboo. Now its fashion. When I see such immodestly dressed women‚ what crosses my mind is the word "prostitute". It does not matter the position they are in life‚ what they do‚ where they are or who they are. The Law many times approves things that go against common sense. Primitive man used his common sense before the Law came. Laws have changed over-time but human

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    The recent decline in movie theater attendance has several causes. One such cause is the matter of cost. Carol Moore an owner of four theaters outside of Kalamazoo‚ MI argues that‚ "When gas price rise‚ people are watching their money‚ so we can ’t let ticket prices get out of reach." Drawing the connection between finances and fun is an important link in the decline of theater attendance. As Ms. Moore argues transportation expenses eclipse disposable income expenses such as movie going. OTX‚ a Los

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    PSYC 3350 Abnormal Psychology On-Line What About Bob "Multi-phobic personality characterized by acute separation anxiety . . ." This is Dr. Leo Marvin’s diagnosis of Bob Wiley in the movie What About Bob. But exactly what does this mean? We all seem to have a vague understanding of what a phobia is‚ whether is be from watching movies or our own personal experiences. But what exactly constitutes a phobia‚ and how does acute separation anxiety fit in to the diagnosis of this character?

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